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Blackfoot River In Montana
By Cameron Larsen
We took a trip in June of 2005 to Montana and fished the legendary Blackfoot River, and the Clearwater River. For those of you whose life circumstances allow you to regularly fish different waters, you have my envy. It has been some 4+ years since I had been able to fish out of state. And virtually all of that other time is spent right here on the mighty Deschutes. Not that I am complaining. If you are 'imprisoned' into fishing one spot the Deschutes is a decent place to serve your time.
But there is something special to fishing different waters. A certain thrill accompanies that first fish in new territory. A delight in discovering a new fishing hole. And like discovering a new treasure, that feeling accompanied us when we arrived at the Blackfoot. Located outside of Missoula, we knew to expect crowds. But fishing mid-week we were pleasantly surprised by the lack of fishermen. There were a lot of tubers, especially on the lower section. But fishing was very scattered.
The Blackfoot provides incredibly easy access. Something very nice indeed when trying to cram in as much fishing into 3 days as possible. Over twenty miles of access line Highway 200 in what is called Blackfoot River Recreation Corridor. There is quite a
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